Kaiser Health News:
New York Aims To Become The Next State To Toss The Tampon Tax
Feminine products are having a moment. With some calling for a red wave to take the taboo out of menstruation, politicians across the country are trying to make tampons and sanitary pads as affordable and accessible as possible. Five states have eliminated sales taxes on pads and tampons: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland and Minnesota. In New York, a bill awaits the governor's signature, and other efforts to improve access to sanitary products are underway. (Mogul, 5/18)

The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Penn Strikes Deal With Biogen For Gene Therapy
Biogen Inc. announced a research collaboration on gene therapy and gene editing with the University of Pennsylvania that will pay the West Philadelphia institution $20 million upfront, with an additional $62.5 million committed over the next three to five years for research and development costs. (Brubaker, 5/17)

The Connecticut Mirror:
Can An Apartment Cut Health Care Costs Of Homeless ‘Super Users’?
Connecticut is one of four sites for a five-year demonstration program designed to identify high-cost, high-need patients – “super users,” as they’re commonly called in health care – who are also homeless, and match them with both a place to live and a team to help with things like making sure they pay rent, get a primary care doctor, and get care. (Levin Becker, 5/18)